INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING (EXPOSITORY)

Writing Skill: Informative/Explanatory Writing (Expository Writing)LA.CC.3.W.1.2
TARGET: I can develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
GOAL: Students will be able to write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

LearnZillion - Informational Writing http://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/683-writing-an-informational-article-about-energy-many-different-formsCommon Core: W.3.2a | by: Mary Jane Custy Writing an informational article about "Energy: Many Different Forms" This sequence of process-based writing lessons leans heavily on insights from a close reading of the article, "Defining Energy" from Millmark Education's text, "Energy: Many Different Forms." Across these lessons, students plan, draft, revise, and edit their own informational article explaining how a ball's potential energy can change to kinetic energy.